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The Sounds of the Seneca Language
Sherisse C. John Gayë’jöh
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A as in want/ lucky? E as in they I as in ski O as in open U as in dude Ä as in apple/ man Ë as in when/ men Ö as in own D as in forehead/ dog G as in goose H as in hospital/ home J as in jam/ jail K as in kind/ attack N as in nice S as in say Š as in show T as in tea W as in win Y as in you DZ as in sounds?/xylophone?/ zebra : long vowel (lengthens) as in balloon ‘ glottal (quick cut-off) as in uh-oh
NOTE: When pronouncing it’s necessary to pronounce the sound (the letter will make) RATHER THAN the letter itself.
Alphabet
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A E I O U Ä Ë Ö D da de di do du dä dë dö
G ga ge gi go gu gä gë gö
H ha he hi ho hu hä hë hö
J ja je ji jo ju jä jë jö
K ka ke ki ko ku kä kë kö
N na ne ni no nu nä në nö
S sa se si so su sä së sö
Š ša še ši šo šu šä šë šö
T ta te ti to tu tä të tö
W wa we wi wo wu wä wë wö
Y ya ye yi yo yu yä yë yö
Z za ze zi zo zu zä zë zö
Vowel Chart
EXTRA: When you become familiar with this chart and pronouncing the syllables, feel welcomed to add in and practice the stresses at the end of each syllable.
e.g. da , da: , da’ ; de , de: , de’ ; di , di: , di’ ; etc.
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Double Consonant Combinations
Dj as in adjust Dw as in dwight Dz as in beds / sounds Gw as in penguin Gy as in agya:h Hn as in john Kd as in Brocton Kh as in khaki/ kite Kn as in blacknight Ks as in kicks Kw as in quick Ky as in backyard Ny as in canyon Sg as in ask/ thanksgiving/ disgrace Sh as in decipher/ cross here St as in understand/ domesticated Sw as in sweet Sy as in show Tg as in shotgun/ concertgoer Th as in taught/ practice/ computer Ts as in cats Tš as in chalk Tw as in twice
Note: The ‘sh’ consonant combination is always pronounced as ‘cross here’, the letter ‘s’ and ‘h’ being pronounced separately, NOT like the ‘sh’ as in the word ‘she’. E.g. sha’ga:d - same; oshe:da’ - number ; oshaisda’ - snake
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A E I O U Ä Ë Ö
dja dje dji djo dju djä djë djö
dwa dwe dwi dwo dwu dwä dwë
dza dze dzi dzo dzu dzä dzë dzö
gwa gwe gwi gwo gwu gwä gwë gwö
gya gye gyi gyo gyu gyä gyë
hna hne hni hno hnu hnä hnë
kda kde kdi kdo kdu kdä kdë
kha khe khi kho khu khä khë
kna kne kni kno knu knä knë
ksa kse ksi kso ksu ksä ksë
kwa kwe kwi kwo kwu kwä kwë
kya kye kyi kyo kyu kyä kyë
nya nye nyi nyo nyu nyä nyë
sga sge sgi sgo sgu sgä sgë
sha she shi sho shu shä shë
sta Ste sti sto stu stä stë
swa swe swi swo swu swä swë
sya sye syi syo syu syä syë
tga tge tgi tgo tgu tgä
tha the thi tho thu thä th th
tsa tse tsi tso tsu tsä ts ts
tša tše tši tšo tšu tšä tš tš
twa twe twi two twu twä tw tw
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ha’no:wa:h
ga’sgwa:a’
gahigwä:’
adáhdi’shä’
Ha’nih Akso:t gákwa’ Gá:hgwagì:’da:h ogë’dza’
adékwá:hgwa’
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ye:i’
ga’séhda’
Swagwe:göh Go’geh asdeh ye:yádöhgwa’ Dekni:h ge:ih degyö’ gagö:swe:s okdéä’ gashé’da’
gayáhdowé’shä’
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gwisgwi:s
gají’ga:ya’
Ga:jih Ha’nih Hage’nih gawísda’ dekni:h Ohjí’gä’ gaji:sda’
ji:yä:h
gä:it
ge:ih
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o:ade’
o’ha:ot
osówa’da’
jó:sgwa:ön
Nyoh Go’geh so:wäk o’da’ o’no:wa’ Ganönyo:k ga’da:ot Ha’no:wa:h Gasdo:wä’
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Mainly refers to an object tiny in size
ni:wu’uh
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óä’da’
ä:’ Kwaji:yä’ (Akwaji:yä’) Osdówä’go:wa:h Shedwáhji’- ëde:ka:’ gä:hgwa:’ Ethísod söeka:’- gä:hgwa:’
ji:yä:h
onowä:’shä’
gä:hgwëönyöh
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ë’ho:shä’
sëh
Johëhgöh
ji’dë’ö:h
No’yëh Nya:wëh Sgë:nö’ neogë’ Hë’ëh dagä:’ë:’ jisgë:h ojí’danö:wë:’ gëdzöh/gëjöh
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ganöhso:d
yödöishëdahgwa’
ganö’nosta’
awëö’
Knöe’s Ganönyo:k Agádöswé’danih Adö:wë’ Ësgö:gë’ ae’ Agádöhöe’ gönóöhgwa’
johdö:h
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odá’ä:dö’
Do:gës o’da’ Akso:t dekni:h johdö:h gayáhdowé’shä’ o’ha:ot dago:ji’
sga:t
ga’da:ot
[‘t’ and ‘d’ can be interchangeable]
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gagö:swe:s
gёdzöh/gëjöh
hö:ga:k
degyö’
Sgë:nö’ neogë’ Nyagwai’ go’geh gawë:no’ Gönóöhgwa’ Hage’nih gahóa’ gáöshä’
gasdo:wä’
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jisgë:h
o’höhsa’
hö:ga:k
áöhda’
ye:yádöhgwa’ dewáöhde:s Ha’nih Hage’nih gönóöhgwa’ gahóa’ ji’ä:yë:h o’nöhgö:n oshésda’
gáöshä’
(puff of air through nose
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ji:yäh Ja:göh/dza:goh Jisgë:h ja:dak/dza:dak Ga:jih aja’dawí’shä’ Johëhgöh Jö:yaik dega:kja’s
ji’ä:yë:h ojí’danö:wë:’
dago:ji’
ohjí’gä’
gaji:sda’
’dz’ may often be interchangeable with the ’j’ sound instead
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dega:kja’s
dekni:h so:wäk Akso:t Ke’gë’ koh knöe’s Ganönyo:k dza:dak/ja:dak Nisgowakneh nö’gö:ka:’
okdéä’
gaëdagö:ka:’
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o’no:wa’
o’nöhgö:n Dekni:h gönóöhgwa’ No’yëh knöe’s Ha’nih Nyoh se:nö:h Ganohso:d nyagwai’
neogë’
ga:nyá’se:s
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so:wäk
asdeh We:so’ Akso:t sga:t Sgahsö’ Shenö:kshö’ knöe’s wë:níshäde’ gagö:swe:s Wahda’ oshésda’
jisda:ah
se:nö:h
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Ga’da:šo:d Wë:nítši:yo:h Hodínöhšö:ni:h Syadöh syëösdö:gwa:h
deyoja’dahahsyö’
’sy’ will make the same sound as the ’š’
ga’šödä:’
dëhšyes
áögešö:n
2+2=4
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tga’nö:dö:n
ga’da:ot Tgaye:i’ Akso:t O’ha:ot Otgwëhsa’ sga:t
odzotgä:’
o:nyohsatgos
gatgwe’da’
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gwa’yö:’
o’no:wa’ So:wäk wi:yo:h jó:sgwa:ön ga’sgwa:a’ nyagwai’ Gasdo:wä’ We:so’ onowä:’shä’
adógwa’shä’
onosgwä:’
wis
dewáöhde:s
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ye:yádöhgwa’
nyagwai’
yagö:gweh Ji:yä:h Etíno’ëh Yöëdzade’ gwa’yö:’ degyö’ gayá’daha’ wi:yo:h ga:nyá’se:s dzó:nyödah
ji’ä:yë:h
gagánya’shä’
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dza:dak/ja:dak
’dz’ may often be replaced with the ’j’ sound
Etíno’ëh Yöëdzade’ Dza:göh/Ja:göh dzo’jih/so’jih/jo’jih dzoná’áésdo:wa:’ dzo:äga’/jo:äga’ Idzën! ogë’dza’ gadzë’
odzotgä:’
dzó:nyödah/jó:nyödah dzóäshä’
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Long vowel
gwa’yö:’
ye:i’ Wi:yo:h ä:’ Ga:jih de:sek wë:nítši:yo:h Akso:t
ga:nyá’se:s
odá’ä:dö’
ojí’danö:wë:’
(lengthens the sound of- a vowel)
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ga’áshä’
Ta’gë:’öh No’yëh Ha’nih go’geh o’da’ ye:i’ ä:’
ohjí’gä’
o’no:wa’
jí’dë’ö:h
Glottal (indicates an abrupt stop,
middle of uh-oh)